The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-12
THE NEW JERSEY MIDDLE
The Senatorial ituation dore Com
plicated Than Ever.

TRENTON, n. j., January III.
Democratic caucus. sitter q recess in
which four boilers were reasonea y
reassembled and tt ID to e estab.ish
harmony
Wo.Verton, of Hunterdon, who W.
defeated for the speakership Homina-
ton, refused to be caj1led anil MS fel
low-bolters held cut with him. rbrer
o clock was the hour tx d fn'
the organization OF the legislature. bu
at that time the assembly chamber Wa
STILL OCCUPIED BY THE DEMOCRATS
in caucus, while the Republicans we
stored up. At the other side of the
hall, at $50, the Republican caucus
closed and the Senate was called to
order, shortly before O'Clock As
soon as the roll was called it was voted
to defer the organization OF the body.
and N adjournment was caken TIL
o clock Tomorrow. Ia the mea tim
the Democratic asseMblymen we e.
vainly striving to reach an amiabie
arrangement. Finally, about the uIne
The Senate came together, the assembly
S ant the galleries re filed and the
Republican m moers tiocked up on the
floor. The Democratic assent lymen
declared their
PRIVACY HAD BEEN VIOLATED
before the caucus was over. Speaker
Armstrong, however, speaking for the
Republicans, declined 10 leave. He
said the time for arranging was past
and his place was in the caamoer
An angry debate followed, and some
one sent TO the police station for AID
A sergeant and three officers re-
sponded. Chairman BrckwIth, OF thr
Democratic caucus, then ordered the
Republicans TO leave. They seemed
reluctant to do so. He then directed
the police to put out ex-Clerk Toombs
and ex-Sergesnt-at Arms COlfax. The
policemen laid hold OF these ex-
officials and
FoRCIBLY PUSHED THEM OUT
of the main entrance. Burning this
scene, the excitement was intense. The
Republican assembly men retired in the
Speakers room, and the galleries being
cleared, the Democratic caucus pro
ceeded. The crowd still blOCKad ed the
corridors, and discussion ran high.
Suddenly the galleries were again
opened, and che crowd broke in. At
the same moment tue Republican,
assembiymen gained admittance from
the Speakers room, and with them
were two Labor men, Carroll and Dono-
hue, together with Messrs. Wolverton,
Baird and ArnWine,
THE DEMOCRAT BOILERS.
This made just thirty-ons yotes, or a
majority of the House. Ex-Speaker
Armstrong announced that this
quorum had just organized the House
by the election of DR.. William - 8.
Baird (Democrat), of Warren, as
Speaker; Joseph Atkinson (Democrat),
OF Essex. clerk; Herbert Potts, (Repub
Ican), of Hudson, reading clerk; and
| Terrence J. Mcdonald, of Indiana,
(Democra9, of Hudson, seargeant-at-
! arms. Thereupon DR.. Baird proceeded
! to take the chair. Assemblyman Nc
Dermitt (Democrat) of Essex, however,
moved that Assemblyman BeekWith,
| of Atlantic, be temporary chair
man. The combination opposed this,
but Mr.. Beckwith attempted to take
the chair. In The midst of the struggle
for the gaVei, EZ-Speaker Armstrong
moved for an adjournment till to-
morrow, and the motion prevailed.
The excitement of the earlier part of
the day was as nothing to that which
attended this elimination. One effect
is to complicate
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION
worse than ever. The Democrats con-
TESS that after this exhibition in their
own ranks they can predict nothing as
to the vote for s. nstor. Governor Abb
bott, however, has not lost heart. He
believes that he can rally his forces suf-
| ficiently to solidifv the Democracy be-
fore a joint meeting takes place. The
Repu bllcans are jubilant and the SeWEll
people are confident.
| Still in Limbo.